§ 54.03. Adequate water standards.

(A)

Standards. Water for domestic supply purposes shall be deemed adequate only if the water is supplied by a water utility system pursuant to a permit from the Department of Public Health of the State or the County Health Department based on a written statement from such utility to the Town Engineer or his/her designee certifying the capability of delivering to the site a minimum of five gallons of water per minute for a 30-minute period during the hours of peak demand.

(B)

Exclusions. The provisions of this subchapter regarding the requirement of supplying adequate water for fire protection purposes shall not apply in any case where a building permit or a permit for an addition to an existing building or structure of 200 square feet or less is being requested by the owner of the premises; provided, however, only one such exclusion shall apply to any one building or structure, and all subsequent similar situations shall be subject to the provisions of this subchapter.

(C)

Access. To qualify as an approved storage facility for fire protection purposes, every swimming pool, water storage tank, and other similar source of water shall be so located that access thereto by Fire Department vehicles can be readily made. The installation of every such storage facility shall be subject to approval by the Fire Chief prior to the issuance of a building permit and prior to the certification of the final inspection.

(D)

Suction pipes. In lieu of providing such required access, the owner may provide a permanent suction pipe with an approved check valve running from the approved storage facility to a location prescribed by the Fire Chief. The construction, specifications, and maintenance of such suction pipe installation shall be as prescribed by the Fire Chief, and such installation shall be tested prior to granting the final building and Fire Department approval. Such specifications shall provide for a pipe of a minimum size of four inches inside diameter, and all fittings shall have California Standard Thread as prescribed in Section 1400 of Sub-Chapter 9 of Chapter 1 of Title 19 of the California Administrative Code.

(E)

Obstructions. No person shall place or keep any post, fence, growth, trash, or other obstruction near any access route or permanent suction pipe outlet which would prevent such access route or permanent suction pipe outlet from being immediately accessible or which would in any other manner prevent the Fire Department from gaining immediate access to such permanent suction pipe, swimming pool, tank, or other source of water.

(F)

Storage facilities to serve individual properties. In no case shall a storage facility or swimming pool, privately-owned and located on the property it serves, qualify a neighboring applicant for a building permit.

(1975 Code, § 6-7.204) (Ord. 1967-186, effective - -67; Am. Ord. 1970-212, effective - -70)Penalty, see § 10.99.